Bachelor of Software Engineering

RMIT University - City

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Overview

In this Bachelor of Software Engineering course, you will learn how to understand and solve complex problems using innovative software solutions. This course focuses on the whole software development life cycle. As well as developing excellent programming and managerial skills, you’ll also learn to assess and meet customer needs so you can design, code, test and manage large and complex software systems.

Our first year adopts an industry-inspired model of learning-by-doing. This is accomplished through bootcamps and project-based learning studios designed to set up graduates as successful life-long achievers.

Your industry placement in the third year provides a unique opportunity to develop your professional and technical skills while creating and extending your professional network.

By completing this course, you will have cutting-edge industry knowledge and skills that are essential for career as a software engineer with the potential to move into a leadership role.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL or at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL); Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Maths: General Mathematics, Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematics.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.

Majors

Agile software development, Algorithms and data structures, Artificial intelligence, Cloud Computing, Computer architecture, Computer operating systems, Database systems, Industrial collaboration and experience, Networks and data communications, Object-oriented design & modelling, Object-oriented programming & software engineering, Operating systems, Problem solving, Programming (C, Java), Project management, Software development, Software engineering.

Potential Career Outcomes

The type of careers this qualification leads to may include software developer, tester, software architect or designer, team leader, project manager and executive-level positions in software development projects.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer98.0599.95
Median rank to receive an offer85.2592.40
Lowest rank to receive an offer66.1582.15

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the RMIT University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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